LaunchPad for Goolsbee's Microeconomics (Six Month Access)
LaunchPad for Goolsbee's Microeconomics (Six Month Access)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781319063115
Author: Austan Goolsbee, Steven Levitt, Chad Syverson
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 5, Problem 1RQ
To determine

The income effect.

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The income effect shows the changes in the consumption choices of the consumers due to the changes in the purchasing power of the consumers. If the purchasing power of the consumers increases, then it will demand more consumption bundle. To identify the changes in the consumption bundle due to the changes in the consumer’s income level, need to keep the price as constant.

Hence, while explaining the income effect, the price is held as constant.

Economics Concept Introduction

Income effect: Income effect refers to an increase in income that induces the consumer to demand more goods and services.

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